Martin, a longtime Texas high school coach, is in-laws with SU head coach Dino Babers as Babers' daughter, Jazzmin, married Martin's son, Koda, in July.

"First and foremost, Coach Martin is a family man," Babers said in a statement."His values align with what we teach our players every day about being better fathers, better sons, and better husbands. The type of person he is and his success training elite-level players makes him an excellent fit for our program."

Martin has spent the last 25 years coaching high school ball in Texas, most recently starting the program at Manvel High School in Houston and growing it into a perennial winner over 10 seasons. He leaves with a 108-25 mark at the helm of the Mavericks, including six district titles, eight straight playoff berths (2010-17) and appearances in the state championship game in 2011 and 2017.

A 53-49 loss in the Class 5A Division I state title game last fall capped a year in which Manvel went 14-1 en route to being named the 2017 Texan Live Coach of the Year.

Previously, Martin went 7-14 over two years at Alpine High School -- his only other head coaching experience.

"I'm excited to join the Syracuse family," Martin said in a statement. "Coaching in college has been a goal of mine for a long time and when Coach Babers called I knew this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. To work at a place with such storied football tradition and with a group of coaches I have so much respect for is a dream come true. I can't wait to get started."

A native of Quitaque, Texas, Martin played tight end at Texas-El Paso and earned a kinesiology degree before going to Sul Ross State University in Alpine for his Master's in school administration. He then served as an offensive assistant coach at Texas high schools including Cathedral, Riverside, Alvin, Odessa Permian and Giddings.

Those Texas roots could pay dividends for the Orange in recruiting. SU signed two players from the Longhorn State this cycle in quarterback Chance Amie and linebacker Tre Allison.

In Central New York, though, Martin will take over an intriguing positional group previously led by co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis and quality control coach Matt Johnson. Rising senior Eric Dungey, who is coming off right foot surgery, is expected to face stiff competition from redshirt freshman Tommy DeVito for the starting job.